🧠 Inventions of 2011
Breakthroughs and everyday innovations from the year.
1 
Voice Assistant (Siri)
2 
Cloud Storage Consumer Services
3 
Electric Vehicle Supercharging
4 
Mobile Payment Systems
5 
Social Messaging Apps
6 
Genome Sequencing Cost Reduction
7 
Digital News Aggregation
8 
Autonomous Vehicle Research Program
9 
Smart Home Automation Platforms
10 
Medical Robotic Surgery Expansion
The Sounds of
The biggest hits of the year — Top 10 Pop & Country chart toppers
HEADLINES ON October 5, 2011
Full News Archive
- Headline: Taliban's Modern Tactics for Influence. Impact: By mastering modern communication, the Taliban inadvertently paved the way for future insurgents to use TikTok for propaganda, leading to a bizarre future where political debates are settled through viral dance-offs.. Fact: In a twist of fate, the Taliban's control of cellphone hours ironically inspired the first smartphone-free meditation retreats. Who knew they’d be responsible for the rise of wellness culture?.
- Headline: The Amanda Knox Media Battle. Impact: The sensationalism surrounding Amanda Knox's trial birthed a new era of media trials, leading to reality TV star lawyers and a future where courtroom drama is judged by social media likes.. Fact: Amanda Knox's case became such a media sensation that it inspired a wave of aspiring influencers to stage their own 'trials' just to gain followers. Who needs real justice when you can trend?.
- Headline: Hiring Locally for Farm Work Is No Cure-All. Impact: The struggle of farmers to hire locally led to a massive increase in the popularity of farm-to-table restaurants, which ultimately resulted in a nationwide obsession with kale that still haunts us today.. Fact: Farmers discovered that hiring locals often meant hiring their relatives, who would then promptly forget how to actually work, resulting in the world's first 'free-range' farmers..
- Headline: Classic Advice: Please, Leave Well Enough Alone. Impact: Updating classic advice for the digital age caused a cascade where people lost the ability to navigate real-life interactions. Thanks to Facebook and Google Plus, we're now stuck using 'LOL' in face-to-face conversations.. Fact: Dale Carnegie and Emily Post would probably be horrified to know their timeless wisdom is now being shared over avocado toast and Instagram stories..
Wall Street Time Machine
The Right Call: If you'd invested $1,000 in any one of these companies in 2011, here's what it would be worth in 2025.
Rank #1
NVDA
NVIDIA
Price in 2011
$0.36
Value in 2025
$480,243
NVIDIA - If you invested $1,000 in 2011, it would be worth $480,243 today (480.2x return)
🦸 Top 5 Comics
Detective Comics #1
$1,500,000
Action Comics #1
$8,000
Ultimate Fallout #4
$1,500
Batman #1
$2,220,000
Justice League #1
$750
🧸 Top 5 Toys
LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
$20.00
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
$200.00
Monster High Dolls
$150.00
LeapPad Explorer
$50.00
Beyblade: Metal Fusion
$150.00
🎮 Top 5 Video Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
$200.00
Portal 2
$30.00
Dark Souls
$200.00
Batman: Arkham City
$16.00
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
$200.00
⚾ Top 5 Trading Cards
2011 Topps Update Mike Trout #US175
$2,000
2011 Panini National Treasures Cam Newton RPA #328
$3,000
2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper Autograph #BCP111
$9,716
2011 Panini Gold Standard Kobe Bryant #24
$1,500
2011 Magic: The Gathering - New Phyrexia's Karn Liberated
$250